China Mobile Suspends
Sohu's Photo Services

NEW YORK -- Shares of Sohu.com Inc. slid 11% Friday after China Mobile Communications Corp. suspended the Chinese Internet company's mobile-phone picture services for a year for unsolicited marketing to some customers.

The move, which takes effect Sept. 1, is part of a crackdown by the state-controlled mobile-phone company, which is seeking to rein in aggressive marketing of mobile-phone services across China, the world's largest...